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  1. Drug

    Oxytocin

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00107
    ApprovedInvestigationalVet approved

    Oxytocin should be used judiciously only when necessary and by experienced healthcare practitioners. … [A229008,A228593] In the mid-1950s, synthetic oxytocin was successfully synthesized by a biochemist named Vincent du Vigneaud; he was later recognized with a Nobel prize for his work.

  2. Drug

    Stanozolol

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06718
    ApprovedVet approved

    Stanozolol is derived from testosterone, and has been abused by several high profile professional athletes.

  3. Drug

    Arimoclomol

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05025
    Approved

    [L51384] Arimoclomol was approved by the FDA on September 20, 2024, making it the first treatment for Niemann-Pick disease, type C (NPC).

  4. Drug

    Megestrol acetate

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00351
    ApprovedInvestigationalVet approved

    17-Hydroxy-6-methylpregna-3,6-diene-3,20-dione. A progestational hormone used most commonly as the acetate ester. As the acetate, it is more potent than progesterone both as a progestagen and as an ovulation inhibitor. It has also been u...

  5. Drug

    Sibutramine

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01105
    ApprovedIllicitWithdrawn

    Sibutramine (trade name Meridia in the USA, Reductil in Europe and other countries), usually as sibutramide hydrochloride monohydrate, is an orally administered agent for the treatment of obesity. It is a centrally acting stimulant chemi...

  6. Drug

    Polyethylene glycol

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09287
    ApprovedInvestigationalVet approved

    Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a synthetic polymer produced via polymerization of ethylene oxide molecules to make joining units of ethylene glycol by an ether linkage. … [A190975] Molecular weights of PEGs vary by time of the polymerization process and the molecular weight represents the weighted average of the individual PEG molecules.

  7. Drug

    Givinostat

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12645
    ApprovedInvestigational

    In the context of muscular dystrophy, inhibitors of HDAC appear to exert their therapeutic effects by targeting pathogenic processes that cause inflammation and muscle loss.

  8. Drug

    Mifamurtide

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13615
    ApprovedInvestigational

    MDP is a motif present in all gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial walls that is recognized by different signalling molecules and activators such as nucleotide-binding and oligomerization domain (

  9. Drug

    Tolbutamide

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01124
    Approved

    It is structurally similar to acetohexamide, chlorpropamide and tolazamide and belongs to the sulfonylurea class of insulin secretagogues, which act by stimulating β cells of the pancreas to release insulin

  10. Drug

    Deucravacitinib

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB16650
    ApprovedInvestigational

    [L43150] It was later approved by Health Canada in November 2022 [L44216] and by the European Medicines Agency in March 2023.[L45788] … [A246943] Deucravacitinib was first approved by the FDA in September 2022 to treat moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis.